Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-22

Mnl Moore, Of jefferson. arose the
other night in his sleep. crawled through
a window l2by 10 and fell to the ground
about fifteen feet below. sustaining very
severe bruises.
Hiram ricketts, has been commissioned
postmaster at Castle Grove. Jones county,
A Washington special of the 18th says;
Senator Wilson presented the petition of
4 II. Hamilton, Of Ottumwa. and TO
llher citizens Of Iowa, for the amendment,
4 the internal revenue law SO as to pro.
hibit persons who may pay syecial taxes
10 the Government as manufacturers IT
business in any State or municipal
corporation, in violation Of the laws aud
regulations of the same. and to require
all persons who may apply for Govern.
ment license TO present with such appi-
cation certificate OF the proper State or
local authorities that they have comp 10
with the State ar local laws in respect to
such manufacture and sale Of liquors
An employe OF J. J. Marsh. a hardware
dealer of DEBORAH. has skipped to Canada.
taking with him from 81, 500 TO 81. 900 of
Mr. Marsh's money.
The Clinton Herald. Dec. II. publishes
a review OF the building and improve.
ments. saw -mill products. etc. In Clinton
1910. 900 has been spent In building and
improving. and in Lyons Sl7S. $50. The
Clinton mills cut Sl3D. 1871. 4l0 feet Of
lumber. 20,56l $50 hath. 35.769, 900
shingles; employed 1880 men; paid $780,
QUO wages; shipped 1882 car leads, be-
sides heavy home trade. The Lyons
mills cut 7j,473 900 feet OF lumber. 49,.
275. $50 laih: II. 9?l, $50 shingles; employ
ed ITO men; paid $24S, 900 wages; shipped
8,322 Cur loads. The paper also saws
other factories and business firms report
a big business. The two towns are alive
and booming
A kindlirs wood factory at Cliuton en-
ploys twenty hands.
Joseph Messed. Of Muscatine, has found
his ten year old son Johnny. who was
Kidnapped by tramp six weeks ago.
Johnny and another kidnapped child were
forced to beg for the traml ON Thanks
giving day at indianapolis and told a lady
their story. She took them to police
station. and by means of his phi 'tograph
sent over the country. the boy was for
warded tn his parents.
Sioux City has number Of victims of
the Continental Life Insurance company.
Hartford, Connecticut, which recently
failed
A. +. Williams. who died Suddenly.
at Atlantic Dec ID, Of peritonitiS. was
one of the formnst business men Of
Davenport for thirty years. He was
President # the Board of Trade two years
in 1883 and 1884. His age was 81 years.
He was absent from that city on business
when taken i'll.
A son Of Mr. Seed. living southwest of
Hampton, was brought home from Neb-
raska about three weeks asn with sore
on his leg from cut on the knee, which
happened some time before and had healed
up. but broke out and spread down the
shin bone. All ell rrts to heal it failing.
II was decided t. amputate the leg, which
was done on Monday Dec. IL. half way
between the knee aud hip; but the bone
had become diseased and the patient $"
weakened that he died tie same night
He W, ~ q years old.
The secretary of the State Agricultural
society gives the average yield per acre
f the crops for which the returns OF
1887 haye been compiled as follows: Win.
ter wheat 1871, spring wheat, IL; oats, Sat
:orn, 30.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of State by the
Des Mones Rapid Transfer company with
capital of $4,000 The incorpprators
are: E. j. Ingersoll c. H. Catch. Vim.
Mccain. w. l.. White, +. NJ. Hubbell
and J. S. Polk.
The Governor has issued proclama
lion for new election for Senator from
he Fifteenth district to be held January
II. pr"x., in the trwnship of Guilford and
,econd and Fourth wards of Abba. Mon.
RE county. A CANVASS of the last vote
showed more votes cast than names reg
stored. necessitating new election
The candidates are E. X Cassett. Demo.
rat. and J. 7. Young. Republican. Cas-
,ctt claimed to have been elected by
majority, while the surplus votes were IL.
Arensdorf was thirlysix years old the
day he was acquitted.
The machinery is hcing placed In the
new Rock Island shops at Davenport.